The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

! faFu1 81 onr system 81 free g0yerarnspti IN
I that equal chances among honest ana tleilQf
1 able workers, annsr the profession 81 ~.
] ig1s unrestrafncd hy oppression ami aeitlsi
j cflri blTEffcnq. Ff0uld be Of night luceIlti gel
! to American citizenship. Nc 441fln tnat u
right Of the poop q o assem- pisS = We iis -
cannot Be questioned, and their right 7
make ard alter at Ench hines - sui g tllenli
1 their government itself, g organize thel
] Political settcgl; 70 preserve and fetlla tuat
4 tlla iatsg1itye Of their party ly keeping pun
IS and Iaeffioas and e promote re
form, is andoubted II Is true that there a r
no slaves in this oountrIs that 70 efder q
rank ut persons exist here; thai ~ ar elluss
before the law, all have glEht - speat
freely. all % be exempt from the EetEltfe allr
Bearch OF their persone, anu to eeAf arms
These principles cannot be eco Sf5en ~
sisted on: and we hold 1T especially appraprl
ate 10 declare them anew IN view, o. "
sie4r approach OF The presidential eleetlon,
when the people Of our country arc ehfgleAi
striving for the eiee5le5i q
land and Hendricks BY Tree Ballot, e ,IuA
vote and fair count,
We call the people TO hch0nI
Fer the first time in this district there
aeamB to be a kind OF indifference winch
proniises no reed. For the fret time persons
are 10 be found Who, claiming the Tignt e
summon the people, are stall silent; EoI US
first time good men IN our MIDST have hesl.
taeet-sither forced into apathy or drawn
into antagouism. For tho hrsi time Il e
generally claimed that the urgAn tHatlon q
the Democratic party for legitimate eAerclse
OF plfEW tIflEfllth ilNs AFtGll a4AEh W. AAA-5
away from renewals by elections by til. peo-
pie, IS occurred by the nsages and Traditions
For tle first time It il currently reported,
and not anthoritatiEely denied, thst without
consulting the people the nominee for repre-
sentative from tho EIrBt Congressional Dis
triet has already been selected, long petere
the convention has met TO select 2 caElalttatea
and even before the delegates 20 that eonve1.
ton have been elected. 1hls method Of
choosing for the people, without their con"
sent, who wall Represent taeBl--a leti5Qd re
GENTLY adopted in this stRfe-;ls SO utterly oIl-
posed 30 Democratic principles, and 70 corl-
trary 10 the time-honored usages Of the
party, that 1t can no longer be tolerated by
q free people.
Eens: it is time for the people to consult to-
gefher TO relieve the Democratic party from
dangers SO imminent: to reform political
eihods and agencies: restore and reinyig-
crate the party Of the people, and send II
once more on its way 10 victory.
Frankly Recognizing, 1ITl!y and honofa-
bly, accepting tbarespQ lttl 0s Of our frlg5
we return to oar people with entlr9 ,fa4gh IN
their loyalty and devotion 10 public duty,
and their determination to uphold our decla-
ration.
The report and address we're adopted.
Mr.. Dymond moved to go into nominations
Of candidate for Congress IN the FIRST DIS
Efr. Hammond moved that the roll Of
wards aud parishes be called in order that
noniina tons might be mace. Carried,
Mr.. Dymond nominated Carleton HUNT
making the following remarks in submitting
the same; Louisiana to-day Is In distress;
her lands are overlooked and her lnunatrleB
Frustrated. We should look 10 our friends
and begin At once II there is any man who
has been true 10 his trust, that man was
Carleton Hunt Let us stand by him. he
went to Washington snd In the face Of oppo-
sition boldly voted for our interests and has
saved nlillionBof dollars 70 Louisiana.
Bir. J, III. Greasy seconded the nomination.
He said it was only Justice to re-eleet Nr.
Hunt who bad in his course been guided by
a regard for the interests OF the State. In
him both capital and labor would have re-
liable representative,
There being no other nominations the roll
was called aud the full vote Of the convention
WAS cast for Carleton Hunt, whose nomina-
ton Was made un2nlmQ{ls.
Mir. Gilmore moved the appointmeDtof q
committee to wait on MI. Hunt and notify
him of his nomination, Carried.
The ehalF appointed 1l6asrs, Henry lil-
more, Jules Tayes w. II. Rogers, y. a. Chal-
aron, vi. Il. Lyman.
Nj. ChalaTon moved that the convention
indorse the eopEgeof Carleton Hunt in Wash
4 resolution BY Mr.. BELLY WAS adopted in
dorsing the nomination OF Coy. Cleveland
aud Thomas a. Hendricks for President and
on motion OF Mr.. Phil. Power, the chair
was authorized TO appoint campaign eLeeu-.
tive committee,
The convention then adjourned sine d5e,
with the understanding that the delegates
would be called together again in ease the
for Congress should be declined.
After taking the unnecessary trouble Of
making provision Tor the FeAs6eEnl1 bling OF
their convention p IN the event That BIZ.
Hunt, after having procured the nomination,
should undertake ta decline it, theBe gentle
Enen proceeded to enact tho final scene Of the
comedy by exchanging the following CORES
NV ORLEANS, Sept. 8, 1884.
Hon. Carleton Hunt New Orleans:
SiT-The unde rsignel committee, appointed
by the convention Offthe reform Democratic
party, held ct Masonic Hal, Saturday, sept.
q, have. the honor - inform You Of your
nomination as candidate for Representative
to Congress from the First District Of the
state OF Louisiana by the unanimous Tote Of
the convention.
Ne have the honor 10 remain, very respect
fully, your obsdient servants,
Il. Il. GILMORE, Chairman.
J. Il. CHALARoN,
w. Il. LY1IAN,
JULES THFES,
w. ii. RoGEas.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. g, 1854.
FGendemen - Il accept with grateful ac-
kuoHledgment the domination to the Forty
ninth Congress Of the United States made
by the recent Democratic convention from
the First CongTeaaional District, aud which
met at Masonic Hal, Sept q, 1854
The convention, as Is well known to the
pnblle' IVES eonspleuously distinguished by
we ,dlgnity aud harmony 81 ITS eoHfse, by
me hsgh character and standing qf its mems
Dela " INC community, and by their repre-
sentative names, reputation ard lqfiuellee.
AZ r. consequently with profound gratifsea-
tlon that 4 Learn from the proceedings that
not9nly was we months ton ,yOn haYe for
many Conveyed 70 ne made ~ thent a dissent
lpg voice Btit that 10 was qeeIned proper, be-
slest, 70 AppfoFe, 2y ananli50us vote the
eolIse | nave considered ltniy tiuty 70 pursue
AZ r h ltegfess h59ilEe q the STATE Of Louisiana
" we { CIV an congress- NOR 20 4 tAlIi
= sgeh 2 tlLle, 70 hecall the CORDIAL and de-
loIeG sttP w? given me ln my ilrst NOMINEE
Ion q Two Years age, alu ~ IaFoI o. which
1 eltsIea ttt95 pubic SCI VICE. For thai nonli-
r. 5lol entertain heartfelt graft
Sg3e, ,...z,-
lug RIl53eiIllss Hillssh the convention has
y y sslsq ~ lsesle anew ana lnsiht
"a ~ \ w ley laY
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~ sns people anfi are indeed esEeIt lal 70 the
sA , y t9e system q govern
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